Build and Deploy the RN Sample App on Roku
You.i Platform includes a sample app called RN Sample App. Follow these instructions to build and deploy RN Sample App to your Roku device.
Make a copy of the RNSampleApp folder.
In this example, we’re creating the copy in our home directory.
cp -R ~/youiengine/<version>/samples/RNSampleApp .
Build the app (choose the tab for your development platform).
cd RNSampleApp
youi-tv build -p osx -d YI_BUILD_CLOUD_SERVER=ON
cd RNSampleApp
youi-tv build -p linux -d YI_BUILD_CLOUD_SERVER=ON
Start the server.
./youi/build/osx/Debug/RNSampleApp
./youi/build/linux/Debug/RNSampleApp
Start the bundling server.
Open a new terminal window and navigate to the RNSampleApp folder.
cd RNSampleApp
yarn start
Side-load the client onto the Roku.
Open a new terminal window and navigate to the RNSampleApp/client folder.
cd RNSampleApp/client
youi-tv roku-client -l -s <Roku device IP address> -u rokudev:<password>
As a reminder, you set the password required for this command when you put the Roku device into developer mode. To determine the device IP address, on your Roku device, go to Home > Settings > Network > About.
If your computer has multiple network interfaces or you’re using a VPN, remove the -l option command and replace it with the --host <server IP>:54322 option.
Set the server IP address to the IP address of the computer where the server is running.
That IP address must be on the same subnet as the Roku device.
You must set the port to 54322.
youi-tv roku-client --host <server IP>:54322 -s <Roku device IP> -u rokudev:<password>
The RNSampleApp screen appears on your Roku device.